In an effort to improve these staggering statistics, Laban teamed up with charity: water — a non-profit organization that brings clean water to people in need.

Chinkhwamba village in rural Malawi finally gets a well. (Charity Water via YouTube)

Private donors cover the operating costs for charity:water which means 100% of donations go toward funding water projects in developing countries. So far, charity:water has funded more than 38,000 projects.

Working with charity:water goes hand-in-hand with the mission of Laban’s practice.

Dr. Lovely Laban, the director of Skin by Lovely, May 22, 2019. (KOIN)

“One of our core values is making a difference and we like to do that in our patients’ lives on a daily basis,” Laban said. “But also in the world, we want to make a difference, the biggest impact we can make.”

As well as securing safe drinking water for people in the East African country, Laban said the wells will empower women who are often responsible for trekking long distances every day to get water that’s often contaminated.

“The fact that we could actually contribute to this organization where we’re actually empowering women; giving them free time, giving them time to spend with their families.”

Children from the rural Chinkhwamba village in Malawi play in water spouting from a new well. (Charity Water via YouTube)

Laban said she hopes to go to Malawi with her husband in the near future to see the results of the fundraising for herself.